Return Engagement (1990 film)

Return Engagement, also known as Hong Kong Corruptor is a 1990 Hong Kong action drama film directed by Joe Cheung and starring Alan Tang, Elizabeth Lee, May Lo and Simon Yam, with a guest appearance by Andy Lau.

Return Engagement
DVD cover
Traditional再戰江湖
Simplified再战江湖
MandarinZài Zhàn Jiāng Hú
CantoneseZoi3 Zin3 Gong1 Wu4
Directed byJoe Cheung
Produced byAlan Tang
Written byWong Kar-wai
Joe Cheung
StarringAlan Tang
Elizabeth Lee
May Lo
Simon Yam
Andy Lau
Music byViolet Lam
CinematographyTom Lau
Jimmy Leung
Christopher Doyle
Andrew Lau
Edited byPoon Hung
Production
company
In-Gear Film Production Co., Ltd.
Distributed byGolden Princess Amusement
Release date
17 March 1990 (1990-03-17)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
English
Box officeHK$11,214,680

Plot

Return Engagement tells the story of Lung (Alan Tang), a Triad boss who is sent to prison in Canada. While he is in jail his daughter is taken to Hong Kong to keep her safe. On his release Lung travels to Hong Kong to find his daughter where he meets a young Triad, Wah (Andy Lau) who knows of his reputation and respects him greatly.

Alternate versions

The film was released on VHS in North America as Hong Kong Corruptor, featuring an unrelated scene with Chow Yun-fat. This meant to cash in on the success of American film debuts made by Asian filmmakers, such as John Woo as well as superstars such as Chow Yun-Fat.

Cast

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References

  1. "Return Engagement". imdb.com. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  2. "Return Engagement". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 30 July 2010.


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